Comments on: Calling All Readers http://donburnside.com/archive/calling-all-readers/ inter-media-gineering empire of Don Burnside Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:34:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Radiationman http://donburnside.com/archive/calling-all-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-67879 Radiationman Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:15:13 +0000 http://donburnside.com/?p=2149#comment-67879 <p>I've got Digital Photography Book 2 from Scott Kelby- it's a good book as well, unlike some of the other photography books I've tried to read - I actually made it through that one!</p> I’ve got Digital Photography Book 2 from Scott Kelby- it’s a good book as well, unlike some of the other photography books I’ve tried to read – I actually made it through that one!

]]> By: CJ http://donburnside.com/archive/calling-all-readers/comment-page-1/#comment-67878 CJ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:07:06 +0000 http://donburnside.com/?p=2149#comment-67878 <p>Here are some tried and true recommendations:</p> <p><b>Fiction</b> Life of Pi (probably the best "story" I've ever read and had one of the best endings I have ever read.</p> <p><b>Non Fiction</b> Freakonomics (some very interesting information about everything in our lives. one notable case study is about the relationship between first names and socio-economic status- ie, "jasmine" vs. "jazzmin")</p> <p><b>Biography</b> 700 Sundays (yes, this is technically non fiction but cut me some slack. this is the biography about a true comedy great- Billy Crystal)</p> <p><b>Photography</b> I read a lot of photography books and I've picked up a few things. Probably the most helpful was The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby. Very easy to read, very straightforward, and not very technical. However, if you want more technical photography books I can make a few recommendations there as well.</p> <p><b>Geeky</b> If you haven't guessed it already I'm a bit of a geek. Here are a few recommendations on some books that will help you geek out: The Complete Manual of Typography (by James Felici. ever want to know what a serif is? where did helvetica come from? do you ooh and ah over www.ilovetypography.com? then this is your book!)</p> <p>The Design of Sites (interesting case studies on different types of sites and how people interact with them. one interesting example is an ecommerce site- people are used to using a "cart," having the login/logout button at top right of the page, and love confirmation screens while purchasing something. anyone who's designing a serious website has to check out this book)</p> <p>Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2(learning photography is hard enough..now throw in photo editing and management and you've got yourself overwhelmed. this book is great in learning Apple's Aperture software with great examples, tutorials, and photos. highly recommended)</p> <p>Ok, I think that's enough for now...I've got an addiction to amazon and I'm not afraid to use it (that reminds me, I do have an extra amazon prime "family" account I can delve out...)</p> Here are some tried and true recommendations:

<b>Fiction</b> Life of Pi (probably the best "story" I’ve ever read and had one of the best endings I have ever read.

<b>Non Fiction</b> Freakonomics (some very interesting information about everything in our lives. one notable case study is about the relationship between first names and socio-economic status- ie, "jasmine" vs. "jazzmin")

<b>Biography</b> 700 Sundays (yes, this is technically non fiction but cut me some slack. this is the biography about a true comedy great- Billy Crystal)

<b>Photography</b> I read a lot of photography books and I’ve picked up a few things. Probably the most helpful was The Digital Photography Book by Scott Kelby. Very easy to read, very straightforward, and not very technical. However, if you want more technical photography books I can make a few recommendations there as well.

<b>Geeky</b> If you haven’t guessed it already I’m a bit of a geek. Here are a few recommendations on some books that will help you geek out: The Complete Manual of Typography (by James Felici. ever want to know what a serif is? where did helvetica come from? do you ooh and ah over http://www.ilovetypography.com? then this is your book!)

The Design of Sites (interesting case studies on different types of sites and how people interact with them. one interesting example is an ecommerce site- people are used to using a "cart," having the login/logout button at top right of the page, and love confirmation screens while purchasing something. anyone who’s designing a serious website has to check out this book)

Apple Pro Training Series: Aperture 2(learning photography is hard enough..now throw in photo editing and management and you’ve got yourself overwhelmed. this book is great in learning Apple’s Aperture software with great examples, tutorials, and photos. highly recommended)

Ok, I think that’s enough for now…I’ve got an addiction to amazon and I’m not afraid to use it (that reminds me, I do have an extra amazon prime "family" account I can delve out…)

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